Bonkers but brilliant angels & urchins [A] pleasingly daft romp... the book has a very Horrible Histories sense of humour and grounds its silliness with facts about gladiatorial combat. Financial Times It's perfect for 6 to 8 year olds, and especially for those fascinated by the Romans as there are plenty of snippets of history to be picked up while enjoying the story. -- Parents in Touch Parents in Touch My favourite character is the warthog because he is always citing uninteresting facts, even at the very worst of times. I found this both funny and annoying and he reminded me of my brother. -- Reader Review Guardian Children's Book Site Madagascar meets Gladiator in this exciting, action-packed and hysterically funny story brimming with entertaining Roman facts. -- World Book Day World Book Day ...has a laugh out loud cartoon on nearly every page. -- The Herald The Herald The comically classical way to learn about the Romans! -- Lancashire Evening Post Lancashire Evening Post Brilliant! -- Families South East London Families South East London I thought that this book was thought up from one inventive brain, willing to make a mind-blowing book and they achieved just that. -- The Guardian Online The Guardian Online Completely ridiculous plot line and zany characters are highly entertaining and somehow manage to combine daft antics with historical facts. Great! -- WRD WRD As well as providing much hilarity Julius Zebra cunningly educates about Ancient Rome without ever feeling like a lesson [...] A wonderfully ridiculous book; full of fun it will educate and entertain in equal measures. Highly recommended. The School Librarian Sometimes a book comes along that is pure joy, and this is one of them Literary Review Wonderfully interactive illustrations draw the reader right into the zany world of Julius and his anthropomorphic friends. Fast-paced, full of ridiculously dynamic action and packed with witty historical references, this is Horrible Histories, mammal style! Inis Reading Guide Behold a bonkers blast-from-the-past, filled with mayhem and historical facts. Young readers will be mesmerised. Little London From a smelly Serengeti watering-hole to the clamour of the Colosseum, expect a bonkers adventure as Julius Zebra and a motley menagerie gear up to be gladiators. An appealing package with zebra-stripe endpapers, short chapters and oodles of illustrations, it's enjoying strong sales in hardback, so expect big things in paperback. The Bookseller
